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The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-01-20
WHOLE NO. 145
EAST TENNESSEE SCOOPEEs.
Terms Of which Ricb~oud
Terminal Secures the
East Tennessee.

New ork Herald 10th inst
1t is now formally stated by the in
terested parties that the Richmond
and West Point Terminal and Railway
Company has secured control of the
East Tennessee system by purchasing
from G. S. Brice and Samuel Thomas
a block consisting gilmore than half
OF the East Tennessee first preferred
shares. The holders of these have
the exclusive right to elect the direct
ors for five years, or until they shall
have received two annual dividends
OF live per cent each. The "deap
places 1929 miles more road under
the control of the Terminal Company.
The Terminal company is to pay for
the block of East Tennessee stock $4,-
100000 cash and 10000 shares of Ter.
minal at 40 Arrangements have
been made by the Terminal to secure
the money needed from a syndicate,
and the East Tennessee shares and
other securities will be placed in a
collateral trust and $S,5O0,OO0 bonds
issued against them. The course of
the stock yesterday is regarded as re-
tiecting the opinion of the investing
and speculative public regarding the
arrangement.
Norfolk and Western officials pro-
Tess to be content that they are not in
the combination. Touching the point
that their line will be cut off, as il
were, in mid air, they say that for the
money which it would have cost them
to secure the East Tennessee they
could build new lines to any connec-
ton they may need
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The eFrecdman's Rank DepOsf.
tors.

The main argument, we suppose, in
favor of reimbursing from the United
States Treasury the depositors in Gen.
Oliver Otis Howard's Freedman'G Bank
is that the ignorant negroes put their
money into that swindling concern
believing that they were intrusting it
to the United States Government for
safe keeping.
Very good. But this argument
does not apply to the claims Of specu-
lative white men who bought up the
books Of the colored depositors after
the crash.
How much of the million dollars
which Congress will be asked to vote
for the relief Of the Freedman's Bank
depositors, would go to the original
sufferers? How much would go to
people who have bought the claims on
speculation?-N Y. Sun.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-01-20


Since Mrs. Langtry began to take
fencing lessons from New York mas
ter the rage for proficiency in that
athletic art is said to have penetrated
the hearts OF many fashionable wo.
men. Nay, more, the costume she
wore during her hours bout with the
master has been closely copied by her
imitators, and, although she is no
longer in New York, they at least are
regular Irequenters of the rooms
where Regis Senac gives instruction.
\ took the lady named some time to
nit upon costume which would be
modest and yet admit OF free and per-
feet movements Of the limbs. No tail
or.made gown with tight sleeves and
clinging skirts would answer here.
She experimental from time to time
and finally decided upon close-ft-
ting waistcoat of white buckskin, a
pair of loose trousers reaching to the
knee and plain white stockings OF the
purest wool. Low shoes, tightly laced
across the instep, with only single
LAYER OF sole-leather for heel, con
stituted the covering for her shapely
foot even these were laid aside lin
summer. The ladies who have sue
ceeded her adopted the costume as
soon as it was shown them, and
though far less skillful with the rapieI
and more easily exhausted than theil
model, yet manage to get little
healthy exercise out OF the play and
some Of them contrive to look very
charming withal.
A celebrated physician, who has Civ
en- close attention to chemical exami
nation of milk, says; Grass and hay
and grain are the natural food OF th,
COW. When she subsists on these tn,
milk is neutral. On the contrary
when fed on swill slops from the dis
tillery the milk is invariably acid anC
is impoverished OF its most essentia
ingredient, cssein." The same write
also dwells upon the injury to mill
from transportation long distance
over rough roads.
II you want 10 enjoy green old *
live within your income while you or
young. A debt is like driszlinE raj
which makes you uncomfortable a
the tins. white bills All rscsipted an
= lucky penny laid up for bad Weatl
Or make shs heart warm when th
mercury is at sero.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-01-20
VOL. III.
.rIrE GRnAT PARIS TOWEM
Ets Dome VIII he More Than
Three Times ns KHign as
Liberty's Torch.


The great tower to be erected at the
entrance to the grounds OF the Paris
Exposition OF this year will look gl-
gantic to the proud Frenchmen and
to wonder-seeking foreigners standing
under it. 1t is proposed to build it
9s4 feet high, 1t doesn't seem great
distance, 9S4 ieet--a little more than
three short blOcksTbut it is a good
way when it is measured toward the
clouds. II somebody could produce
another Bedlow's Island, pedestal,
statute and all, and could balance it
upright on Libcrty's torch, and then
il u third Bedlow's, pedestal and stat
ute were balanced on the torch OF the
second Liberty, the torch in the up
streachsd hand of the third Liberty
would still be below the dome over
which the tricolor will float. If Miss
Liberty could set the Washington
Monument on one of the Brooklyn
Bridge towers, put her pedestal on
top of the monument, and then her
self climb on top, she would just get
her torch up where the flag is By
such imaginary gymnastics a concep'
ton Of the audacity Of the French en-
gineers is obtained The Executive
Committee of the Exposition recently
appropriated 100000 francs to build
it. 1t will be Of pyramidal form and
will rest on four pillars, WHICH will be
500 feet apart, and the arch will have
height of l64 feet, The first story
about 1872 feet from the ground, vii
have a gallery As feet wide, whore res
taurants, caves, and meeting-roomi
can be arranged On the second tlool
there is another gallery 80 feet wide
This gallery will be about 450 fee
from the groud. The monument vii
run up from this floor to what nigh
look like small point, but there vii
be room enough on the balcony an.
in the cupola for hundreds Of people
to stand and look away for ninet.
miles and all over Paris. -Four eleva
tors will be run to the second stor!
and tvoto the top, The complete as
cent will be made in six or seven min
uteS, and the decent at the rate OF /
yard second. The tower will weigl
about 100000 French pounds, o
nearly 100000 English pounds, o
10000 tons,
The effect which the wind anC
storms will have ON this tall iroI
structure will be watched with inter
est. Its stability, it 10 said, will b,
such as to resist wind pressure Of 60I
pounds to the sqsare yard. The great
est storm ever known in Paris has no
exceeded pressure ef over 300 pound
to the yard. The tower ought to serv
as good conductor for electricity il
thunder showers. The engineer, Q
ahis great work is q, Efet, the design
we're made by NM. Mouguir an,
Koechlin. and the architect is S
Sauvsstre.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-01-20

A constable in Bath, N. Y, having
tried in vain to serve paper on cit
izen OF that town, staggered into his
yard one afternoon, made his way to
the back piazza, and there Topped
down in apparent drunken sleep.
go way, go way" said the citizens
wife, cor I'll call my husband.
'Ashall ri" murmured the constable,
beginning to snore. Whereupon in
bounced the woman and out bounced
her husband and the constable sober
ed up and served the paper in less
time than it takes to tell it.
The first railroad was built in Eng.
land on September 27, 1922; second in
Austria, September 30, 1928; third, in
France, October l, 1928; fourth, in
the United States, December %, 1929
fifth, in Belgium, May 8, 1885 sixth
in Germany, December 7, 1885, ant
seventh, in Cuba, in 1887 and clever
years later, October "a, 1S4S, was bull
the frat railroad in Spain.
The cattle Of the southwest are re
ported in good condition and not in
jured by the recent storm and furiou
SHOWS. The storm only extended t.
the Atchinson, Topeka and Santa F,
line, and that is the northern limit o
the cattle trade, except in Colorado.
The orange crop Of Southern Cali
fornia this year is estimated at50000
boxes about 1O0,OO00O0 oranges. N
, branch of horticulture in that stat
pays larger profits.
A demand has suddenly sprung u
among epioures for opossum meat an
large quantities Of it are now sent I
3 The New York market,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-01-20
THE DEFENSE.

His defense consisted chiefly OF a
denial that any murder had been COM
mitted and an effort to weave the
doubts connected with the case into a
story OF suicide, All efforts having
proved unavailing, the prisoner, aided
by his brother, whose devotion has ex-
cited the admiration of the whole coun-
try, fought desperately to avert the
doom OF the murderer The Govern.
or was appealed to in vain for com
mutation to lifa imprisonment. That
failing the members of the Legislature
were besought to sign memorial adj
dressed to the Executive, staying the
execution until the General Assembly
could meet, when it was hoped that
resolutions might be adopted asking
Governor Lee, in view oil the doubt
surrounding the case, to commute
Cluverius' sentence to imprisonment
for Ele in the penitentiary. This and
various other methods for saving the
young mans life were in vain resortet
to. From the hour of his arrest hi,
nerve and pluck where phenomenal
Never during all the long months o
his incarceration, did he break dowl
or show signs of hinching.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-01-20

al say, brakeman, is this my train?"
"N-uo, | guess not. 1t tseems to be-
long to the Great Central Railroad
company. Their name is on it, any
way"
"No, no, mean want to find my
train"-
"All right, sir; where did you lose
it?"--
whats that?" asked a gentleman
from the county in a music store yes
terday.
"ThatH Oh that is used on violins.
1t is called chin rest"
"Gimme oneW exclaimed the Gus
toner. "It's just what III give my
wife for Christmas present"
Peckham (meehng an old friend)-
Why, Dingley, is this you? | haven't
seen you for ten years How are you,
anyhow
Dinlgey-oh, I'm just like used to
be. BY the way, Peckham, how's
your wife? You used to say you had
the boss girl when you were single.
Peckham (sadly)-She's still boss.
The bill providing for the scientific
study Of temperance in the public
schools has been vetoed by Gov. Orms-
bee, of Vermont.
Owing 10 the change Of climate, the
Apache prisoners in Florida are dying
off at a rapid rate. There are about
450 in the lot
The New York Commercial Adyer-
tiser was ninety years old on January
ligt
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-01-20
Matthew. Again Rejected.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14.--The Senate
committee on District OF Columbia
this morning ordered an adverse re-
port on the nomination of ]. G. Mat
thews, Of Albany, N. ", colored regis.
ter Of Deeds OF tho District of Colum-
bia. The vote was seven to two. 1t
is understood that the two were Sena-
tors Harris and Brown.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-01-20

New YORK, Jan, .11,-Judge Bar
rett in the Supreme Court to-day de-
MED motion for change OF venue OF
Jacob Sharp, who was indicted for
bribing Doodle aldermen to pssa the
Broadway Railway franchise.
Ten million seven hundred and one
thousand SIX hundred cans OF corn, or
az, 900 cases, we're prepared in Nains
this season. The farmers received
100000 from the coming establish.
ments for corn, beans, etc,
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-01-20
Frank Leslie's Sunday, magazine o

For FEBRUARY. Opens with Mr.. Pow
ellis Seventh Leaf from his most inter-
esting life, dealing with Charles Dick
ems socially, critically and anecdotical-
ly. Several appropriate illustrations
accompany the article, including two
portraits OF Dickens at different pc
riods OF his life. An article, entitled
"The Charitable Side of New York
Life, is we'll illustrated, and gives
many facts concerning the numerous
charities OF the great city. Indian
Babies" will be found very interesting,
as are also the pictures that 60 with
the text. Babies are babies every
where. The colored engraving which
accompanies the unmber is a gem OF
art. The whole number is as usual,
full of fine pictures an a collection Of
reading matter suited to the varying
tastes Of every member of the iami-
Iv
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-01-20
GOING TO THE FATAL SPOT.

DR.. Stratton, who is now the presi-
dent Of the Board OF Health of that
city was stopped that night by man
and woman on Reservoir street. The
man inquired ii the street they were
traversing was not Reservoir. He
was answered in the affirmative, and
the man and his companion proceed
ed on their way The man and wo-
man were then in direct line with
the spot where Lillian Madison's body
was found that cold, dreary Saturday
morning. They were within hall
a mile OF the reservoir, and the time
was about sufficient to have allowed
them to make trip from the Ameri
can Hotel to that neghborhood
That was the last time the man con
! victed OF the murder of his cousin wa
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-01-20

seen in her company, or that of the
woman answering her description.
About two hours later-allowing time
for man to have visited the reser-
voir and hurried back, Cluverius pre-
sented himself at the Capital Hotel,
where he was registered. He walked
into the bar OF that house, entered in
to conversation with the proprietor,
ate an apple given by him, and after
giving directions for calling him, the
next morning retired to his room.
That morning Cluverius was on his
way to the farm of his aunt in King
and Queen county, where he lived.
MOTIVE FOR THE CRIME.
From that time on the prosecution
followed him up and strong circum-
stantial evidence showed that Cluver-
ius and Lillian were on intimate
terms, The obscene poetry found in
the trunk OF the murdered girl and
proved to have been written by the &C
cused confirmed the fact that improp-
er relations had existed between the
cousins. Cluverius was engaged to a
lady III his county, of high social posi-
ton and wealth. He did not care to
be encumbered with Lillian. The
time was fast approaching when his
shame and his cousins would be
known to the world. This furnished
the motive, according to the theory Of
the State, for the murder of the girl.
All OF the circumstances went to justi-
fy the conclusion that the murdered
cirll and he betrayer met here by an
agreement for the purpose Of making
arrangements to secure an asylum
where the girl might remain until az
ter her delivery.
To account for the time that such
an arrangement would necessitate
from the house Of Mrs Dickerson, the
girl had resorted to duplicity. A let
ter purporting to have been written
by Miss Mary Curtis, former school
mate, was read to Mrs. Dickerson,
which set forth that Miss Curtis aunt
was sick and desired Miss Madison to
accompany her to Old Point as a com
panion. This letter was found in the
trunk of the murdered girl, and prov
ed to be in her handwriting. The
finding OF watch key near the scene
of the murder, which was identified as
that of Cluverius, his failure to ac,
count for himself on the night OF the
murder and many other circumstan-
ces convinced the jury Of the guilt Of
| the accused
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-01-20
McQunde's "Trip 20 Sing sing.

New YORK, January l4.-Judge
Pratt's decision, refusing to grant Ex-
Alderman McQuade stay pending
all appeal fora new trial, will have
the effect of sending the convicted
"boodler" to Sing Sing tomorrow.
He will go on a morning train, in the
custody of couple Of Sheriff Grants
deputies.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-01-20
GOING TO THE scAFFoLD.

At two minutes to one the process
sion was formed, consisting of Ser
geant Smith, two deputies, Rev. Dr.
Hatcher and the prisoner, the latter
having his hands tied in front and his
body from neck to ankles enveloped
in an old waterproof cloak. From the
cell the march progressed along the
corridor and down two flights OF stairs
to the lower court of the Jail and then
into the yard fronting the cells of the
white prisoners, forty policemen being
on duty to keep back the crowd. Ad-
mission to the Jail was only had thro
tickets issued by City Sergeant Smith
who, though chary in giving them out
admitted over two hundred persons
The prisoner, though thin and pale
moved with steady steps to the scaf
fold, which he ascended in the same
quiet manner and stood on the trap
Sergeant Smith then read the death
warrant or copy of the judgment o
the court, which the prisoner listened
to with bowed head and apparent clos,
attention.
When the Sergeant had concluded
he asked the doomed man il he haC
anything to say, and Cluverius replied
"No, sir; nothing at all" his voice be
ing scarcely audible:
! DR.. Hatcher knelt and offered
feeling and fervent prayer, and whel
he had finished he turned to the pris
oner. who said few words in a loV
tone, and Dr. Hatcher, turning to tn
crowd in the yard, said
"I am requested by the prisoner t
utter one word for him, and that il
that in this moment of death, he cal
ries to the grave no feeling OF i'll wi
towards any man on earth"
|, DR.. Hatcher left the scaffold. Raj
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-01-20
HANGED FOR HIIs CRIME.
Thomas =. Cluverius, for the
Murder of NEiss Madison.

Murder of Miss Madison,
RICHMOND, Jan. 14.-Thomas Jud-
son Cluverius was hanged to-day for
the murder OF Fannie Lillian Madison.
Rarely has there been so much excite
ment over an execution in Virginia.
There was no witness to the crime.
The testimony by which he was con-
victed was entirely circumstantial, and
the fact that he reiterated his inno-
cence to the last will strengthen in
their belief those who believe him in
nocent Then, too, it was doubtful
until the drop fell whether the execu.
ton would take place. Tae Governor
had been labored with by the friends
of Cluverius and the great crowd Of
excited people outside the Jail did
not know what to expect. And there
was great crowd. Fully ten thous
and had gathered to hear the news
from within the dismal walls.
The prisoner passed sleepes'
night, most Of the time being spent
with Mr.. Beverly Jrump, one of his
counsel, who has done everything tc
save or extend his life, and who re.
mained with him till 2 a. m., and from
that hour until 6 o'clock he was en-
gagged in prayer and at intervals sing
ing hymns. From 6 o'clock until
he slept soundly, and then arose and
ate breakfast of tenderloin beefsteak
mushrooms and egg omelette While
his breakfast was being served the
crowd outside begun to gather. ltin-
creased until by noon every approach
to the Jail was packed with human be
ings. The house-tops and hillside
near the Jail, from which a sight into
the Jail yard could be had, were crowd,
ed.
Speculation as to Il reprieye wai
rife within the Jail as well as without
The question was not finally settleC
until the afternoon, when Mr.. Bev
Eerly Crump, who had been to see the
Governor, returned to the Jail and an
nounced that the Executive power
would not be interposed.
Rev. DR.. William 4. Hatcher came
to the Jail about II o'clock, and re
mained until the last, administering
religious consolation and praying Will
the prisoner. AT noon suit of new
black clothes was brought to the Jail
and the prisoner donned them.
DENYING HIS GUILT.
During the forenoon Captain Franl
I W. Cunningham, Richmond's sweet
est singer, who had before visited tht
prisoner on several occasions and sunI
numerous hymns in his cell, agar
called to see Cluverius and was greet
ed pleasantly by him. AT his reques
Captain Cunningham sang the hymn
"How Firm Foundation, Ye Saint
OF the Lord" When he had finished
Captain Cunningham turned to Clu
verius and asked:
"Do you still say that you are limo
cent? to which the prisoner replied
II am innocent"
"And," said Captain Cunningham
"do you believe in our Lord and Say
ior Jesus Christ, and believing i
HIM, you assert that you are innocen
knowing that you have to answer bC
; fore God?"
Again Cluverius said 81 can sa
, that | am innocent"
When Sergeant Smith entered tn
!; condemned's cell, at five minutes t
one, and announced that time was NJ
| Cluverius showed no signs of emotion
3 and simply remarked, "I am ready
y go with you"
{ GOING TO THE SCAFFOLD.
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1887-01-20

ing both hands as he went out he said
the prisoner had asserted his limo.
cence to the last just before leaving
the cell.
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